Web 2.0 Ireland

It’s that time of year again where start-ups all over the island are busy tweaking their business plans for the Seedcorn competition. There is still enough time if you start now and you’re missing out on a big opportunity if you don’t. There is €360,000 in prizes up for grabs.

Do you meet the following criteria?

• In the seed, startup or early stages of business development
• Incorporated on the island of Ireland
• Not more than 5 years old at Friday 25 September 2009
• Have a new equity requirement of at least €100,000 (or sterling equivalent)
• Have cumulative sales targets of less than or in excess of €5m by year 3,4 or 5

Deadline is 1PM FRIDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER 2009

This came as a shock to me last night when I went to check the closing time for Seedcorn applications. The deadline is not close-of-business, it is 1pm! So if you are doing any last minute edits, hurry up.

And good luck.

The deadline for the all-island SeedCorn competition might seem far away but considering you have to deliver a full Biz plan, it isn’t really.

The first step is to register your interest which just takes a minute. They then send you a link to a guide and to the upload URL for your biz plan.

Deadline for final delivery of Plan is September 26th.

The total prize fund is €280,000 and the prizes are as follows:

• €100,000 for overall Emerging International Company
• €50,000 for overall Emerging Company
• 3 x €20,000 for regional Emerging International Companies
• 3 x €20,000 for regional Emerging Companies
• €10,000 for best venture stemming from a university spin-out or platform programme

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